SCOTS Project - www.scottishcorpus.ac.uk Document : 770 Title : A Blether an wee Bevvy Author(s): Peter Mitchell McCulloch Copyright holder(s): Peter Mitchell McCulloch Text Cant'ingly penned, Ower the Auld Brig, Haddington. "Sit yersel doon Tam, hae a dram A hae a bit o' lowie the nicht", "Yon cascade wis loupin wi troot a' day Thir a' awa, nae mair tae shift. "Ah'll hae a pint Jock, wae yon dram Aye, an gies 20 snouts anaw," "Whar ye been the day Tam? Anywhar near yon dry stane wa'. "Weel Jock... whit a seen the day!! Strange sicht tae be share" "A gadgie nashin ower the field Wi a gonnie, gaun spare. "Aye that wid mak me wunner Tam Whit in hell wis gaun oan" "A gadgie wi a gonnie gaun spare ye say? Sounds awfy like chorin maun. "Aff went a pooskie Jock frae yon neddie field Yon gadgie wis nashin rubbin his jeer, A fermer wis radge, wantin tae moolie Share the gadgie didna stal till his keer. "Aye Tam whit we'd dae fer a gonnie o'neddies Risk yer jeer gettin blown awa' A'd rither hae a yarrie oan a butter piece" Than pick oot yer bool yon wee lead baa's. "Why kin ye nae sit doon Tam? Yer troos are near tae tats", "Al hae tae gaun Jock fer ma scran" "Neddies Tam?".... "How dae ye ken that?" ___ Glossary Lowie - Money Loupin - Jumping Snouts - Cigarettes Gadgie - Man Gonnie - Bag Spare - Mad Chorin - Stealing Pooskie - Gun Neddie - Potatoe Nashin - Running Radge - Crazy Moolie - Kill Stal - Stop Keer - House Yarrie - Egg Bool - Backside Tats - Torn Troos - Trourser Scran - Food Jeer - Backside This work is protected by copyright. All rights reserved. The SCOTS Project and the University of Glasgow do not necessarily endorse, support or recommend the views expressed in this document. Information about document and author: Text Text audience Adults (18+): General public: Audience size: N/A Text details Method of composition: Wordprocessed Year of composition: 1999 Word count: 253 Text medium Other: None Text publication details Part of a longer series of texts: Name of series: Part of a cycle of poems Text setting Leisure/entertainment: Private/personal: Text type Poem/song/ballad: Author Author details Author id: 770 Forenames: Peter Mitchell Surname: McCulloch Gender: Male Decade of birth: 1950 Educational attainment: None Age left school: 15 Upbringing/religious beliefs: Protestantism Occupation: Maintenance Place of birth: Haddington Region of birth: E Lothian Birthplace CSD dialect area: eLoth Country of birth: Scotland Place of residence: Haddington Region of residence: E Lothian Residence CSD dialect area: eLoth Country of residence: Scotland Father's occupation: Miller Father's region of birth: E Lothian Father's birthplace CSD dialect area: eLoth Father's country of birth: Scotland Mother's occupation: Shop worker Mother's place of birth: Duns Mother's region of birth: Berwick Mother's birthplace CSD dialect area: Bwk Mother's country of birth: Scotland Languages: Language: English Speak: Yes Read: Yes Write: Yes Understand: Yes Circumstances: Daily use Language: Scots Speak: Yes Read: Yes Write: Yes Understand: Yes Circumstances: Daily use